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issue an order at dawn and rescind it at dusk; make unpredictable changes in policy; keep chopping and changing

zhāo lìng xī gǎi

朝 令 夕 改

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slissue an order at dawn and rescind it at dusk; make unpredictable changes in policy; keep chopping and changing
- zhì dù yīng bì miǎn zhāo lìng xī gǎi de bì duān
  制度应避免朝令夕改的弊端。
  System should avoid the drawbacks of frequent change of decree.
synonym
fǎn fù wú cháng反复无常 sān xīn èr yì三心二意 zhāo sān mù sì朝三暮四 zhāo qín mù chǔ朝秦暮楚 èr sān qí dé二三其德
antonym
yī rú jì wǎng一如既往 yī chéng bù biàn一成不变

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